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What date did World War 11 start ???????

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Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 7 Jan 2005 12:51

thanks for that Janet shall certainly try that site looks interesting

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 7 Jan 2005 12:49

hi Jim thanks for that I think it is so sad that someone so young had to die during a War he never even fought seems the Truck he was travelling in overturned and he got trapped he and a couple of others got killed

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 7 Jan 2005 12:41

thanks isnt that terrible he got killed so soon

Janet

Janet Report 7 Jan 2005 12:33

3 September 1939 start of 2 W War Hong Kong fell to the Japanese after the attack on Pearl Harbour Dec 13 1941 Japanese bombarded Hong Kong Dec 18 1941 Japanese crossed to the Island Dec 25 1941 British surrendered Hong Kong For more info try: http://valourandhorror(.)com(/)hk_2(.)htm Remove brackets Janet

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 7 Jan 2005 12:31

I have finally got my death certifcate of my Uncle who died in Hong Kong on the 4/9/1939 he got run over by a Truck how unlucky can you be as I understand the War had only just started does anyone know when we landed in Hong Kong thanks